2015 RSA/RDA Lectures: Seriously Cute

Cute architecture? How could architecture — the embodiment of order, permanence, and bigness — be cute?

Then again, read any post or tweet about the influence of technology; the common refrain is that the world is getting smaller, faster, and more complicated. Design and construction are impacted; but new tools alone are no assurance of innovation. For that, architecture must find relevance in a world changed by technology.

Curated by Andrew Colopy, Assistant Professor, The Rice School of Architecture, this series presents three scholars and practitioners who are challenging our most basic assumptions about architecture:

All lectures will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Brown Auditorium in the Caroline Wiess Law Building at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. A pre-lecture reception will begin at 6 p.m. The MFA,H, is located at 1001 Bissonnet. No guaranteed seating for ticket holders after 6:50 p.m. Additional parking at the museum is available until 7:00 p.m. for $6 in the museum garage located at the corner of Binz and Fannin Streets.